Vic Albury vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Vic Albury
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Vic Albury built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 71), walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 63), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 77). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Vic Albury and Lee Smith

Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
2.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.63
36.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
8.16
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
5.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
4.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.108
1.108
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
39.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.77
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
32.99
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
33.44
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Vic Albury and Lee Smith

Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
2.44
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.614
0.614
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.63
36.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vic Albury and Lee Smith

Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
61200
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Albury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
354.93
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Albury
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA